DIRE STRAITS - "Sultans Of Swing" Tablature

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From: nickw@chilli.reo.dec.com (nick williams)

Dmin (5th posn) Cmaj (3rd pos) Bbmaj
(1st pos) A7 (1st pos)
You get a shiver in the dark, its raining in the park the
meantime

Dmin Cmaj Bbmaj
A7
Sound of the river you can hear
everything

Fmaj (1st pos) Cmaj (3p)
A band is blowing dixie - double four time

Bbmaj (1p) Dmin (5p)
You go inside when you hear the music play


Bbmaj Dmin Bbmaj-(slide)-Cmaj (short fill)


The rest of the song continues with the same chord structure, but between
some verses there is a long-fill/chorus which is:

Bbmaj Dmin Bbmaj-slide-C
We are the sultans
Bbmaj Dmim Bbmaj-slide- C Dmin
we are the sultans of swing
Dmin Cmaj Bbmaj-slide-C Dmin C {repeat once}


Note -

The Bb-Dmin-Bbmaj-C part in the chorus can be quite tricky if the song is
played at a fast tempo. One trick is just to play strings 2,3,4 (using the
first finger for Bb and C). Then, the Dmin shape can be fingered on top of
the C shape using fingers 2,3,4.

Enjoy....

Nick the Pick


From: fact1@gipsy34.cs.uni-sb.de (Detlef Anton)

Sultans of Swing (Dire Straits)

key: Dm

(single snare beat)
Dm / C-C / Dm / C-C
Intro lead
Dm
you get a shiver in the dark
C Bb A
it's raining in the park but meantime
Dm C Bb A
south of the river you stop and you hold everything
F C
a band is blowing Dixie double four time
Bb Dm Bb-C
you feel alright when you hear that music ring


Dm C Bb A
(Now) you step inside but you don't see too many faces
Dm C Bb A
coming in out of the rain to (you) hear the jazz go down
F C
too much competition too many other places
Bb Dm
but not too many horns can make that sound
(But not too many horns are blowing that sound)
Bb-C
way on downsouth
Bb-C
way on downsouth
Dm Dm-C-Bb-C Dm-C-Bb-C
London town

Dm C Bb A
you check out Guitar George he knows all the chords
Dm C Bb A
mind he's (his) strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing
F C
and an old guitar is all he can afford
Bb Dm Bb-C
when he gets up under the lights to play his thing
Dm C Bb A
(and) harry doesnb't mind if he doesn't make the scene
Dm C Bb A
he('s) got a daytime job he's doing al(l)right
F C
he can play honky tone just like anything
(He can play the honky tonk like anything)
Bb Dm Bb-C
saving it up for friday night
Bb-C
with the sultans
Dm Dm-C-Bb-C
with the sultans of swing
Dm-C-Bb-C

Dm C Bb A
and a crowd of young boys they're fooling around in the corner
Dm C Bb A
drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles
F C
they don't give a damn about ('bout) any trumpet playing band
Bb Dm Bb-C
it ain't what they call rock and roll
Bb-C
and the sultans
Dm Dm-C-Bb-C
and the sultans played creole
(Yeah the Sultans they played Creole)

Dm-C-Bb-C

Lead 1: ( chords:Follow 1 full verse)

Dm C Bb A
and then the man he steps right up to the microphone
Dm C Bb A (A7)
and says at last just as the time bell rings
F C
thank you goodnight now it's time to go home
Bb Dm Bb-C
and he makes it fast with one more thing
Bb-C
we are the sultans
Dm Dm-C-Bb-C
we are the sultans of swing

Dm - C - Bb - C
1.25 0.5 2.25 4.0


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